BALD EAGLE 



352. Halioeetus leucocephalus. 34 in. 



Legs not feathered to the toes. Adults with white 

 head and tail. Young birds similar in color to those 

 of the Golden Eagle, but blacker and with the legs 

 always bare on the lower half. Young, with brown 

 eyes, like those of the last; adults with yellow eyes 

 and feet. This handsome bird of prey, our national 

 emblem, is resident and locally distributed throughout 

 the United States and Canada, always near streams 

 or lakes, and most abundant on the seacoasts. Their 

 food, like that of the Golden Eagle, is chiefly caught 

 by themselves, and consists of any small mammals, 

 geese, ducks, etc., and during the summer, or when 

 their usual food is scarce, they feed upon fish, which 

 they either catch for themselves or taken by force 

 from Ospreys. 



Nest. Of sticks large and bulky, and usually in tops 

 of very tall trees; two eggs, pure white. (2.75x2.10). 



Range. Resident locally in whole of North America. 



